Jun 23 2013
Sulphur Cinquefoil [Potentilla recta] found off Campbell Road in Hermon, New York, near Trout Lake, on 23 June 2013. It’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 240-241, sates that it’s found in summer in dry fields and on roadsides. USDA Plants Listing: Potentilla recta
Jun 23 2013
Campbell Road in Hermon, New York, near Trout Lake, on 23 June 2013. Unfortunately, I saw the remains of two other turtles off the road too. This one was sunning himself in the afternoon.
Jun 20 2013
Common Viper’s Bugloss or Blueweed [Echium vulgare] found on the Grass Road on Trout Lake in Hermon, New York on 20 June 2013. It’s a member of the Borage (Boraginaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 50-51, says that it’s an “abundant weed of fields and waste places, usually in limestone regions” and comes out in …
Jun 14 2013
Wild Columbine [Aquilegia canadensis] found on Bearwallow Mountain on 14 June 2013. It’s a member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas pages 200-201, states that it’s “the only native columbine in the Carolinas” and “once considered for our national wildflower because its flower resembles the talons of the Bald Eagle.” USDA Plants …
May 27 2013
Trumpet Honeysuckle [Lonicera sempervirens] found on a fence near the goat barn at Carl Sandburg Home on Memorial Day, 27 May 2013. It’s a vine that’s a member of the Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 326-327, states it can be found woods and thickets. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LOSE
May 27 2013
Yellow Stargrass or Common Goldstar [Hypoxis hirsuta] found on the Big Glassy Mountain trail at Carl Sandburg Home on Memorial Day, 27 May 2013. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 336-337, states it can be found meadows and open woods from Spring to Fall. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HYHI2
May 27 2013
False Solomon’s Seal [Maianthemum racemosum] found on the Big Glassy Mountain trail at Carl Sandburg Home on Memorial Day, 27 May 2013. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 346-347, states it can be found wooded banks and roadsides. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MARAR
May 27 2013
Eastern Sweetshrub or Sweet Betsy [Calycanthus floridus] found on the Big Glassy Mountain trail at Carl Sandburg Home on Memorial Day, 27 May 2013. It’s a member of the Strawberry-shrub (Calycanthaceae) family. Wild Flowers of North Carolina [1st Ed.], page 72, says “the flowers are an inch or more broad and have a spicy fragrance; …
May 26 2013
These examples of Golden Alexanders or Golden Zizia [Zizia aurea] were found on the Blue Ridge Parkway Shut-In Trail on 25 May and on 26 May 2013 at The Botanical Gardens at Asheville. It’s a member of the Carrot (Apiaceae) family and listed on pages 226-227 of Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ZIAU
May 26 2013
Small’s Beardtongue [Penstemon smallii], a member of the Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) family, found on the grounds of The Botanical Gardens at Asheville on 26 May 2013. It was the first visit there by the Vining family and it was a lovely day out. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 102-103, says Beardtongues’ flowers are long, trumpet shaped, in …
